...Elizabeth Hubbard: Neurons involved in opioid withdrawal
Elizabeth Hubbard is a fourth year Ph.D. candidate...the development of behavioral signs of opioid withdrawal before they occur.
First, she used a genetic...genetic method to tag neurons activated by opioid withdrawal with tdTomato and assessed cFos expression. She...fluorescence during morphine administration and withdrawal to explore how these cells may encode the negative...negative affect associated with drug withdrawal.
“Together, this project will allow us to better understand... how neuron activity changes following opioid withdrawal, providing insight into new methods for treating...